The Wise Trickster of the Sacred Forests

Japanese Name	狐
Romanization	Kitsune
Classification	Shapeshifting Animal Spirit
Expedition	Expedition I — Sacred Forests
Threat Level	■■□□□ (Level II – Caution)
First Recorded	8th Century CE

The Kitsune is among Japan’s oldest and most enduring supernatural fox traditions. Both guardian and trickster, it has appeared in Japanese stories for more than a thousand years, serving as a sacred messenger in some religious contexts while elsewhere deceiving, possessing or interacting with humans through transformation and illusion.